Restoration of the World Cultural Heritage Hildesheim Cathedral

The Hildesheim cathedral belongs to the Unesco World Cultural Heritage. It was completely destroyed shortly before World War II ended. 50 years after the reconstruction the planned restoration is much-needed. For that reason the cathedral has been closed on 10 January 2010.

A worthy grave for a saint
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Businesses and private individuals support the restoration of the Godehard shrine

Hildesheim (bph) Senior doctors at the Hildesheim hospital, the cathedral building association, a number of different businesses and private individuals have donated a total of 120,000 euros towards the renovation of the Godehard shrine at Hildesheim cathedral. On the evening of Friday, 13 January, the donors were able to see the precious mediaeval reliquary for themselves.

Preserving art treasures
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Thomas Adamski sponsors the restoration of the head reliquary of St. Jacob

Hildesheim (bph) Everybody needs a good friend sometimes, and perhaps even a generous benefactor now and then. The jewels of Hildesheim Cathedral are no exception. Many of them are awaiting people who can help to restore them to their former glory. Hildesheim businessman Thomas Adamski is among the first of these ‘restoration sponsors’. He donated 7,600 euros for the restoration of the head reliquary of St. Jacob of Nisibis. On the afternoon of Wednesday 7 December, he personally gave ‘his’ art treasure a closer inspection.

A Thousand Years are like a Single Day
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Cabaret artist Matthias Brodowy has composed a song for the cathedral

Hildesheim (bph) “Before You, a thousand years are like a single day, and the rose has only been in bloom since yesterday”. A verse from the Bible, plenty of Diocesan history and even more expression: the well-known cabaret artist Matthias Brodowy has incorporated all these elements into the cathedral song which he has donated to the Cathedral Construction Society and the Diocese of Hildesheim. The song has now appeared in different versions on CD and bears the title "Tausend Jahre wie ein Tag" (A Thousand Years are like a Single Day).

The cathedral restoration magazine (3 / 2011, No. 6 ): Come on in!
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Construction visions: The new entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage site
Lifted: Why the Bernward monument has to move
Youth for the cathedral: The dream that 45 girls are fulfilling

Frequently asked questions concerning cathedral restoration
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A few questions about the restoration of Hildesheim cathedral will be answered here.